Jnr. Brand Manager

Colgate-Palmolive; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consumer products company in Midrand, Gauteng is seeking a Marketing Professional to develop brand growth plans and drive insights from market data. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of experience in brand marketing or consulting. Key responsibilities include aligning marketing initiatives, analyzing trends, and managing budgets. Join a team committed to inclusion and innovative growth.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Marketing, Trade Marketing, Advertising, or Research Agency.
• Experience in brand marketing or management consulting.
• Knowledge of retail environment strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute brand growth plans.
• Analyze company, channel, and consumer data.
• Work with marketing colleagues for in-store activation.

Skills

Brand marketing knowledge

Critical thinking & problem solving

Effective communicator

Ability to lead multiple tasks simultaneously

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Science/Mgt/Commerce, Marketing

Job description

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country

Job Number #167769 - Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Job Responsibilities :

• Develop brand growth plan for brands under person's control, including new product strategy development & execution
• Responsible for financial and SOM KPIs delivery - e.g. projecting brand volume, profit, market share, delivering brand P & L
• Understand and analyze company, channel, category, consumer and shopper data effectively
• Analyze and drive insights from sales trends, competitive performance and industry trends to recommend strategic choices and actions to drive the business.
• Work closely with Local Brand Marketing colleagues, local & Cluster retail marketing and cluster customer development to align timing and content of in-store activation, social media and eCom programs
• Assist Director of Marketing HPC on budget management to reconcile all spend on a monthly basis Assist in the development and execution of marketing support initiatives to drive core base business products
• Drive excellent execution of the support plan
• Support innovation projects and leads the execution with the cross-functional team
• Proactive acting on the brand performance and eager to identify new opportunities to drive additional growth and cost saving opportunities
• Supports managing media, consumer and trade promotion, market research, product development, pricing, volume and operations planning, and financial mix of brand/product line.
• Support media production process and budget
• Manage business decisions in partnership with brand leaders and present related activities to Senior Management for review and direction setting.
• Support ANP management for own category
  
  

You connect the dots - It is essential to have a pulse on the big picture to identify areas of opportunity for products and programs, develop consumer strategies that incorporate consumer insights, and have an awareness of competitor activities to build 360 marketing strategies.

You are a collaborator - In this role, you’ll establish partnerships with multiple parties including internal cross-functional teams, local & Cluster retail marketing and Customer Development. These relationships grow with mutual trust and integrity to achieve deliverables and execute against the strategy and goals.

You are an innovator - You will look for opportunities to improve and seek creative solutions while managing media, consumer and trade promotion, market research, product development, volume and operations planning, and financial mix of brand/product line.

You are curious- It’s important to understand business trends in consumer marketing about what works and what does not so that we can work together to refine strategies.

Required Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree in Business Science/Mgt/Commerce, Marketing or related fields (Honours Degree advantagous)

2+ years Experience in Marketing/Trade Marketing or Advertising/Research Agency/Innovation

Experience in brand marketing, or management consulting

Critical thinking & problem solving

Brand marketing knowledge

Effective communicator

Confirmed operational results

Knowledge of Retail Environment strategy

Influence without direct authority, negotiate optimally and form relationships with cross functional team members

Ability to lead multiple tasks simultaneously

Handle ambiguity & complexity

Be proactive & a self-starter

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.